Today in the News: House approves $1B in aid for Ukraine

Thursday

Mar 6, 2014 at 6:00 PM

Quote of note

"We must remember that the purpose of our pressure on Russia is not simply to punish aggression — and certainly it is not to escalate the confrontation — but instead to move (President Vladimir) Putin toward a resolution that protects the territorial integrity of Ukraine." - Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., who co-sponsored a resolution that condemned the recent actions of Russia. In addition to the resolution, also today the House passed legislation that approves $1 billion in economic aid to Ukraine.

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